Feng Quji already had some guesses in his heart, but he was not sure, and asked tentatively: "Your Majesty, is this a food?" ”

Emperor Qianwu turned around and laughed: "That's right, it is a kind of food, which can be used to replace wheat and rice. ”

As soon as these words came out, the ministers were stunned.

Instead of wheat and rice?

Growing in the dirt?

How is this possible!

Although they are in a high position, this is an agrarian society after all, and they still know agriculture when they know agriculture, and they have never seen this thing in front of them.

Emperor Qianwu was in a very good mood and continued to explain.

"The name of this thing is sweet potato, which is a kind of Fanbang food that Changfeng bought from the people of Fanbang, with a very high yield and extremely delicious taste. If this thing is promoted to the whole world, there will be no more hungry people in Daqian! ”

Hearing such a high evaluation of Emperor Qianwu, everyone was a little surprised.

How high is the extremely high yield, so that there will be no more hungry people in Daqian?

Even His Majesty, who has eaten all the delicious food in the world, said that it is extremely delicious, how delicious is it?

In this regard, the ministers had no concept at all.

Li Changfeng smiled slightly, and said to the entourage behind him: "Pick up some sweet potatoes, well, don't have too many, just a dozen, wash them and throw them in the pot to steam." ”

"It's Your Highness!"

Under the watchful eyes of the ministers, several retinues picked up a dozen sweet potatoes, rinsed them with clean water, and then put them in a steaming steamer.

The ministers were stunned.

This sweet potato is so simple, can it be eaten after steaming?

After arranging these, Li Changfeng ignored everyone and stepped forward to check the first basket of sweet potatoes that were being weighed, and Emperor Qianwu had already come over.

The person in charge of weighing was an ordinary peasant, who had never seen such a big battle, and his forehead was full of cold sweat.

"The first basket, one hundred and thirty-five pounds!"

Emperor Qianwu hurriedly greeted Gao Dali on the side: "Remember!" ”

"The second basket, one hundred and fifty-three pounds!"

"The third basket, one hundred and twenty-nine pounds!"

“……”

As the weight of the basket after basket was reported, the expressions of the ministers gradually changed from stunned to solemn, then surprised, and finally shocked.

When the total weight reached more than 1,400 catties, the sweet potatoes had not even been dug yet.

Not to mention whether this sweet potato is as delicious as Emperor Qianwu said, the yield alone is enough to shock everyone.

You must know that in this era, 600 catties of rice is considered a high yield.

Only then did they understand why Emperor Qianwu was so excited that he lost his temper before.

As Emperor Qianwu said, with sweet potatoes, there will be no hungry people in the great cadres.

For the hungry and cold people, as long as they can eat a full stomach, it is good, who cares if it is delicious or not?

Following Emperor Qianwu's southern expedition and northern war for half his life, Ye Qingcang, who had seen too many people from all over the country starving to death, and even changing his son and eating miserably, couldn't help but cry at this moment.

"His Royal Highness the Nine Emperor Princes is really my great luck!"

Feng Quji, as the prime minister of the Great Qian, has been worried about the lack of food for the people in the dawn of the world over the years, and tears are rolling in his eyes at this time.

"The people of Daqian are finally going to have a full meal!"

Not only the two of them, but also many ministers on the scene, most of them looked a little excited.

It's not that all of them are noble and care about the people of Li, but another reason is that it is in their interests that the world is peaceful.

As he spoke, the last basket of sweet potatoes was weighed.

Emperor Qianwu looked at Gao Dali: "How many catties in total?" ”

Gao Dali's expression was excited, and he shouted with some gaffes: "One thousand nine hundred and thirty-two catties!" A full 1,932 pounds! ”

"Good! Hahaha! That's great! ”

Emperor Qianwu looked up to the sky and laughed.

The ministers were also very excited.

"This yield is too scary, isn't it?"

"Such a high yield, no matter how unpalatable it is, is enough for the people of Li to fill their stomachs!"

"Planting two acres of sweet potatoes can ensure that the family does not have to starve for a year, which is a blessing for the people of the world!"

"His Royal Highness the Nine Emperor Princes' move to benefit all the people will surely go down in history, comparable to saints!"

"Your Highness is really a blessing to me!"

“……”

After being shocked, the ministers praised Li Changfeng.

Li Changfeng's modest courtiers bowed their hands: "Ladies and gentlemen, I have praised it, I have praised it!" ”

But he sighed in his heart.

It's almost two thousand catties.

Emperor Qianwu was directing everyone to continue digging sweet potatoes from other fields, and the output of each acre of land was counted separately.

More than 1,600 catties!

More than 1,800 pounds!

More than 1,900 pounds!

Most of the fields are about the same yield.

However, there are also three fields with a yield of 2,000 catties per mu, which makes Emperor Qianwu overjoyed.

The final statistical result is that the total output of sweet potatoes has reached more than 87,000 catties!

This number shocked everyone.

From beginning to end, Emperor Qianwu's laughter has never been heard.

"Reward! All the people in the vegetable planting base will be rewarded with five taels of silver! Emperor Qianwu said with a laugh.

Hearing this, all the farmers were excited.

His Royal Highness the Nine Emperor Princes had just rewarded it yesterday, and His Majesty rewarded it again today, and this silver was enough to make a huge difference in their lives.

It's just that Emperor Qianwu's reward is much less than Li Changfeng's, which makes them feel a little regretful.

Emperor Qianwu came to Li Changfeng and asked, "Is the sweet potato ripe?" ”

Li Changfeng turned his head to look at his entourage, and the entourage nodded: "It's cooked, it's ready to come out of the pot." ”

"Okay, present it, let all Aiqing taste the taste of sweet potatoes."

When the local melon was presented, Emperor Qianwu couldn't help frowning.

"Why?"

Li Changfeng stepped forward and said with a smile: "The conditions are limited, make do with eating, make do with eating!" ”

As he spoke, he took a plate and picked the largest one and handed it to Emperor Qianwu.

"This is yours from my father."

Then he picked one by one and handed them to Ye Qingcang.

"Old General Ye, yours."

Then he picked the same size and handed it to Feng Quji.

"Old Prime Minister, yours."

In the end, Li Changfeng glanced at Gao Dali and picked a small one and stuffed it into his hand.

"Lao Gao, make do with it, I'm afraid the plate is not enough."

Gao Dali was taken aback, the six Shangshu were not distributed to the whole, how could he be virtuous?

Just as he was about to excuse himself, Li Changfeng turned around and went to busy himself.

"Cut the remaining sweet potatoes into small pieces and give them to the ministers to taste in a piece."

Your Majesty doesn't need to say much, Feng Quji and Ye Qingcang can also convince them of the whole thing, an old eunuch, why?

The ministers were somewhat dissatisfied in their hearts, but they didn't dare to say anything, and they all stared at the sweet potatoes that were cut into small pieces.

Soon, the sweet potatoes were distributed.

Shangshu Yue Shanhe of the military department was the first to be assigned, and when he put the sweet potato in his mouth and chewed it gently, his eyes suddenly lit up.

Then he exclaimed while chewing quickly, "It's delicious, it's delicious!" Sweet and soft, even better than pastries! ”

Then there is Chen Dingyuan, the head of the household.

"Oh my God, that's delicious, isn't it!? The old man has never eaten such a delicious thing! ”

(End of chapter)